Saurogobio
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Saurogobio is a genus of cyprinid
fish found in eastern Asia
. There are currently seven described species in this genus.
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fish found in eastern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. There are currently seven described species in this genus.
Species
- Saurogobio dabryi BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1871 (Chinese lizard gudgeon) - Saurogobio dumerili BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1871 - Saurogobio gracilicaudatus Yao & Yang, 1977
- Saurogobio gymnocheilus Lo, Yao & Yi-Yu Chen, 1998
- Saurogobio immaculatus Koller, 1927
- Saurogobio lissilabris Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1973
- Saurogobio xiangjiangensis J. H. Tang, 1980